Summer is almost over with! While I am excited for fall, I am still sad summer is over with! So many fun things happen in the summer! We have been having lots of fun...while trying not to die of heat!
The end of July, we celebrated Daren's parents birthdays. Instead of giving them something they don't need, we decided to spend a day at the temple followed by a nice dinner. The Logan temple was closed for cleaning the weekend we wanted to do so we drove down to the Ogden temple...which was nice because that is actually where they were married. We had a great afternoon together! We did baptisms for the dead as well as sealings...all family names. We performed over 100 ordinances that day. Not all of the family was able to participate...hopefully it will be a new tradition and more people will be able to participate. After the temple, we met the rest of the family for dinner at Maddox. It was a really great day! We love and appreciate Daren's parents so much! They do so many amazing things for the family and for everyone around them. They definitely deserved to be celebrated all day long!
We also celebrated my cute mama's birthday the beginning of the month! We went down to SLC and had a canyon celebration! We had and hung out in the mountains! We got caught in a slight rain storm but it was sure fun! A little adventure I say! Love my mom! She also deserves to be celebrated all day long! Isn't that picture of my dad and Daren so funny? This is how they emptied the cooler and put the fire out. Made me laugh!
I was able to get together with some old college roommates too! Kourt was in town so we met up with Lindsey for dinner! Always a great time with them!! We could sit and talk for hours...which we pretty much did! And I got to meet Kourtney's new babe, Addison! Oh she is a cute baby!
Daren needed some new shoes a few weeks ago. The pair he needed was on the very top...sometimes it pays to have a tall husband! He is very talented with boxes!
This last weekend we were able to attend the Hancey Family camp out. We had a great time! It was Friday night and Saturday morning/afternoon. We went over Friday night for dinner and a program all about our Hancey ancestors. It was quite informative...a little long but good! The kids also played a pioneer game...digging up potatoes. I'm still not 100% sure the story behind it but the kids had fun playing in the dirt!
Saturday morning we were suppose to go over but Daren got called away for an Elder's Quorum project. We didn't even up getting there until lunch. But we still were able to play some fun games and be together as a family! And of course...the zip line was a hit!
The neighbors had sheep and miniature goats! We got to go over and feed them. Oh be still my heart! I was in heaven. In my next life I am going to own a zoo...or a farm,
We had a YW's movie night at our old bishop's house last night...check out this view from his back yard! We live in a beautiful area and I am so grateful for that!
Last but not least...Daren got a new job!! WOOT!! He starts a week from Monday. So this week will be his last week at Axtell's. He has been there almost 10 years! So crazy to think of this chapter ending but I am SO happy! He is going to be working for a great company with better opportunities! While change is scary, it will be worth it. I am SO proud of him! It's been challenging but I know he is going to be amazing at this job!
That's all folks!
